From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 1 02:41:18 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A95C9106566B for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:41:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpaulo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f226.google.com (mail-ew0-f226.google.com [209.85.219.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 328668FC14 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:41:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy26 with SMTP id 26so1048053ewy.3 for ; Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:41:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:mime-version :content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=TszV4WkGkUC7u2QF6s6h4PhX6APXuUelvxzS87fzkbk=; b=sx1LXMcdnhiqxi9CHrQMnu87u1NwpcvaJJ1QHNrUSLdsdeiQCREF0m2sxewfuuseFL tcp2229ri0p8pBVqFKIBQ0d82ZjOHFXrFjkc2WagmOZTrnkod5xUvgTaND4HK2/RIyX7 NppspCzU6zPxt86SoOuCy9PQZWWXHjh9/IWxE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=nYt/unMlnaxv6NcVrWwhQxqulhjviyvrpBvC1sOEZzhyGt7rocwToayS079Pq0Goc/ WqGXdwy/jKCOTDXYFTS0usgA5R58bLRP/anv1qpCKj0GYi7s8IS909bFWgG8Mvb6S/J6 3VSyQ6tCqjtnjyLYAum0igvyJ6sFnozscgUaA= Received: by 10.213.1.132 with SMTP id 4mr2512159ebf.40.1267411274673; Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:41:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.0.10.4? (54.81.54.77.rev.vodafone.pt [77.54.81.54]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 10sm8984626eyd.4.2010.02.28.18.41.13 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:41:13 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Rui Paulo In-Reply-To: <4B8B25E0.4060604@pingle.org> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:41:12 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <5E979157-9E68-4C08-81BD-14255B038D7F@gmail.com> References: <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com> <20100227124308.GA28213@mx.techwires.net> <5fbf03c21002270501l2e388ec9tbdad684d38609861@mail.gmail.com> <4B89E174.1060802@pingle.org> <1B1F52CC-FF36-4432-9345-73BB673EE7E8@gmail.com> <4B8AAA0B.4010402@pingle.org> <3BA70425-5413-4E04-AA91-85B699B1D8EF@gmail.com> <4B8B25E0.4060604@pingle.org> To: Jim Pingle X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath/mwl X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:41:18 -0000 On 1 Mar 2010, at 02:26, Jim Pingle wrote: > On 2/28/2010 7:03 PM, Rui Paulo wrote: >> On 28 Feb 2010, at 17:38, Jim Pingle wrote: >>> Are there some other bits that need set in order to have clients >>> associate with HT rates? Or some other prerequisite conditions such = as >>> number of attached antennae? I do only have one antenna attached as = I >>> didn't have a second pigtail for this test unit's case. The card >>> actually has three connectors. >>=20 >> Having only 1 antenna connected will likely impact your connection. >=20 > I'll hook up two more and try again when I get a chance, I just need = to > pull them from a working unit that isn't using its wifi currently. >=20 >>> I didn't see hints in the mwl(4), wlan(4), hostapd(8), = hostapd.conf(5), >>> or ifconfig(8) man pages about troubleshooting rates. I see plenty = of >>> talk in ifconfig(8) about use and control of HT rates, but given = what >>> I'm seeing in ifconfig, it should be set to use them. I've tried = several >>> combinations of channels and standards (e.g. 11ng, 11na) but always = end >>> up with a 54Mbps link. >>>=20 >>> I'd appreciate any more pointers that you (or anyone else reading) = may >>> have. I'd like to write up something on the topic once I get it = fully >>> operational. >>=20 >> I don't know what's happening, but I guess your Windows 7 laptop = isn't sending the necessary HT rates in the association. Try using = wlandebug to see what's happening. >=20 > Ah, I wasn't aware of wlandebug(8). However, it doesn't seem to = operate > on this mwl(4) card. It sets the value of the sysctl net.wlan.0.debug > and that doesn't show up on my system. Another system with a ral(4) = card > does have that sysctl. Judging by the information in the wlandebug(8) > man page it appears as though this may be a side effect of mwl doing > much of the work in firmware. >=20 > I appreciate the information though, thanks for taking the time to > reply. I'll continue to work on this again once I relocate some = pigtails > from another box. wlandebug takes an -i argument. I seem to recall you created your wlan = interface named "mwl_wlan0", so you need to type wlandebug -i mwl_wlan0. -- Rui Paulo